Mississippi River Bridge Protest Postponed; MEBCO To Meet With State

9/16/11-Construction workers and their supporters gathered at the East St. Louis government building in the pre-dawn hours Friday, holding signs and ready for a planned protest. MEBCO members feel they're not getting their fair share of work on the Mississippi River Bridge project. The threatened shutdown of the bridge project was again put on hold pending a meeting with the state. (KMOX/Brett Blume)

East St. Louis Bridge Protest

9/16/11-Construction workers and their supporters gathered at the East St. Louis government building in the pre-dawn hours Friday, holding signs and ready for a planned protest. MEBCO members feel they're not getting their fair share of work on the Mississippi River Bridge project. The threatened shutdown of the bridge project was again put on hold pending a meeting with the state. (KMOX/Brett Blume)

East St. Louis Bridge Protest

9/16/11-Construction workers and their supporters gathered at the East St. Louis government building in the pre-dawn hours Friday, holding signs and ready for a planned protest. MEBCO members feel they're not getting their fair share of work on the Mississippi River Bridge project. The threatened shutdown of the bridge project was again put on hold pending a meeting with the state. (KMOX/Brett Blume)

East St. Louis Bridge Protest

9/16/11-Construction workers and their supporters gathered at the East St. Louis government building in the pre-dawn hours Friday, holding signs and ready for a planned protest. MEBCO members feel they're not getting their fair share of work on the Mississippi River Bridge project. The threatened shutdown of the bridge project was again put on hold pending a meeting with the state. (KMOX/Brett Blume)

East St. Louis Bridge Protest

9/16/11-Construction workers and their supporters gathered at the East St. Louis government building in the pre-dawn hours Friday, holding signs and ready for a planned protest. MEBCO members feel they're not getting their fair share of work on the Mississippi River Bridge project. The threatened shutdown of the bridge project was again put on hold pending a meeting with the state. (KMOX/Brett Blume)

East St. Louis Bridge Protest

9/16/11-Construction workers and their supporters gathered at the East St. Louis government building in the pre-dawn hours Friday, holding signs and ready for a planned protest. MEBCO members feel they're not getting their fair share of work on the Mississippi River Bridge project. The threatened shutdown of the bridge project was again put on hold pending a meeting with the state. (KMOX/Brett Blume)

East St. Louis Bridge Protest

9/16/11-Construction workers and their supporters gathered at the East St. Louis government building in the pre-dawn hours Friday, holding signs and ready for a planned protest. MEBCO members feel they're not getting their fair share of work on the Mississippi River Bridge project. The threatened shutdown of the bridge project was again put on hold pending a meeting with the state. (KMOX/Brett Blume)

East St. Louis Bridge Protest

9/16/11-Construction workers and their supporters gathered at the East St. Louis government building in the pre-dawn hours Friday, holding signs and ready for a planned protest. MEBCO members feel they're not getting their fair share of work on the Mississippi River Bridge project. The threatened shutdown of the bridge project was again put on hold pending a meeting with the state. (KMOX/Brett Blume)

East St. Louis Bridge Protest

9/16/11-Construction workers and their supporters gathered at the East St. Louis government building in the pre-dawn hours Friday, holding signs and ready for a planned protest. MEBCO members feel they're not getting their fair share of work on the Mississippi River Bridge project. The threatened shutdown of the bridge project was again put on hold pending a meeting with the state. (KMOX/Brett Blume)

East St. Louis Bridge Protest

9/16/11-Construction workers and their supporters gathered at the East St. Louis government building in the pre-dawn hours Friday, holding signs and ready for a planned protest. MEBCO members feel they're not getting their fair share of work on the Mississippi River Bridge project. The threatened shutdown of the bridge project was again put on hold pending a meeting with the state. (KMOX/Brett Blume)